Tritoma

Pumpkin Tree

About Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree

Tritoma

Pumpkin Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA18

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

Moist Soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

imparipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Rich

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Snails

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

SOLANUM integrifolium

7.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

कद्दू पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Kürbis-Baum

7.2.3 In French

Tritoma

arbre de citrouille

7.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

árbol de calabaza

7.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

δέντρο κολοκύθας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

árvore abóbora

7.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

drzewa dyni

7.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

PEPO ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Oleaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Fraxinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

721

1 27800

Properties of Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree? We provide you with everything About Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree. Tritoma doesn't have thorns and Pumpkin Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Tritoma does not have fragrant flowers. Tritoma has allergic reactions like Not Available and Pumpkin Tree has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree

Season and care of Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tritoma season is Spring and Summer and Pumpkin Tree season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Tritoma is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Pumpkin Tree is Loam while the PH of soil for Tritoma is Acidic, Neutral and for Pumpkin Tree is Acidic, Neutral.

Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree Physical Information

Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Pumpkin Tree height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Pumpkin Tree flower color: White
Pumpkin Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree

Care of Tritoma and Pumpkin Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pumpkin Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pumpkin Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.